私の叔父はベトナム戦争の退役軍人だ。
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English Translation
My uncle is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi no oji wa Betonamu sensō no taieki gunjin da.
Words
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
叔父
(おじ、しゅくふ)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
越南
(えつなん、ベトナム)
Vietnam
戦争
(せんそう)
war
退役
(たいえき)
retiring from military service
軍人
(ぐんじん)
military personnel; soldier
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: シュク
Meanings: uncle, youth
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: グン、 いくさ
Meanings: army, force, troops, war, battle
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person